Tokonaki Me 20, 2023
סוס The
Equestrian Christ
KO E KALAISI ‘OKU NE HEKA KI HA HOOSI
DEUTERONOMY 17:16
[THE ISRAELITE KING WHOM GOD CHOOSES] MUST NOT ACQUIRE MANY HORSES FOR HIMSELF OR CAUSE THE PEOPLE TO RETURN TO EGYPT IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE MANY HORSES, SINCE THE LORD HAS SAID TO YOU, "YOU SHALL NEVER RETURN THAT WAY AGAIN."
TEUTALONOME 17:16
Ka ko ‘eni pē, ‘e ‘ikai te ne fakalahi ‘ene fanga hoosi, pea ‘e ‘ikai te ne fakafoki ‘a e kakai ki ‘Isipite koe‘uhi ke tokolahi ‘ene fanga hoosi: he kuo folofola ‘a e ‘Eiki kiate kimoutolu, ‘E ‘ikai te mou toe foki ‘i he hala ko ē.
The Bible saddles the sus ("horse") with both positive and negative connections. Positively, Jeremiah promises that the sons of David will sit on his throne, "riding in chariots and on horses" if they "do justice and righteousness" (22:1-4). Negatively, however, Israelite kings "must not acquire many horses" (Deut. 17:16). Solomon shattered this law to smithereens, for he "had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen" (1 Kings 4:26)! The sus also embodied the rush to evil ("like a horse plunging headlong into battle" Jer. 8:6) and lust ("they were well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife" 5:8).
Jesus rode a donkey into the city where he was crucified, but he will return on a different animal. A white warhorse will appear from heaven, with the King, the Messiah, astride him (Rev. 19:11). His eyes are aflame. A diadem crown adorns his brow. On his robe and thigh is written, "King of Kings and Lord of Lords" (v. 16). Celestial armies trail behind him on their own white mounts (v. 14). They ride to destroy, for all time, every for that faces us.
Ride to our rescue, faithful
and true Warrior, when enemies encircle and attack us.
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